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DNA

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++DNA /ˌdiː en ˈeɪ◂/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  HB (deoxyribonucleic acid) a substance that carries genetic information in the cells of the body 脱氧核糖核酸 A DNA test showed that he was not the baby's father. 检测显示,他并非婴儿的父亲。
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DNAIn three patients, no analysable DNA histogram could be generated because their tumours had been fixed in Bouin's solution.The approximate regions of genomic DNA containing coding sequence found in 6G11 and 7C11 are indicated.Sometimes, though, two damaged pieces of DNA get together and the carrier pays the price.Dusky seaside DNA is, as far as can be seen, identical to that of other, commonplace, sparrows nearby.Thus, these two positions may be important for sequence specific DNA binding of CytR.Occasionally, the DNA copying process involved in reproduction may go wrong.
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DNA
DNA /ˌdiː en ˈeɪ◂/ noun [uncountable]
(deoxyribonucleic acid) a substance that carries genetic information in the cells of the body:
    A DNA test showed that he was not the baby's father.


DNABrE /ˌdiː en ˈeɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiː en ˈeɪ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (chemistry 化学) the abbreviation for 'deoxyribonucleic acid' (the chemical in the cells of animals and plants that carries genetic information and is a type of nucleic acid ) 脱氧核糖核酸(全写为 deoxyribonucleic acid,动植物的细胞中带有基因信息的化学物质)a DNA testDNA 测试

biology, biotechnology, breed, cell, chromosome, DNA, gene, mutation, organism, protein